• Source: Timeline of Funchal

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.




Prior to 20th century



1493 - Cathedral of Funchal construction begins.
1514 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Funchal established.
1566 - Sack of Funchal.
1835 - Town becomes part of the newly created administrative Funchal District.
1836
Associação Commercial founded.
Synagogue of Funchal built (approximate date).
1838 - Biblioteca Municipal do Funchal (library) founded.
1846 - José Silvestre Ribeiro becomes district governor.
1851 - Jewish Cemetery of Funchal established.
1876 - Diário de Notícias da Madeira newspaper begins publication.
1883 - Paços do Concelho do Funchal (town hall) in use.
1888 - Teatro Municipal Baltazar Dias (theatre) opens.
1893 - Monte Railway and horsecar tram begin operating.
1900 - Population: 20,850.




20th century


1910 - C.D. Nacional and C.S. Marítimo (football clubs) formed.
1911 - Population: 24,687 in town; 169,777 in district.
1927
Jornal da Madeira newspaper begins publication.
Campo dos Barreiros (sport field) opens.
1931 - Arquivo Distrital do Funchal (archive) founded.
1935 - Fernão de Ornelas becomes mayor.
1940 - Mercado dos Lavradores (market) built.
1957 - Estádio dos Barreiros (stadium) built.
1964 - Madeira Airport begins operating.
1972 - Duas Torres (hi-rise) built.
1976 - Casino da Madeira in business.
1979 - City twinned with Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
1980 - City twinned with Livingstone, Zambia.
1984 - City twinned with New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.
1985
City joins the regional Associação de Municípios da Região Autónoma da Madeira.
City twinned with Maui, Hawaii, United States.
1987
Correio da Madeira newspaper begins publication.
Horários do Funchal (transit entity) established.
City twinned with Cape Town, South Africa.
1988
University of Madeira and Banco Internacional do Funchal established.
City twinned with Santos, São Paulo, Brazil.
1991 - City twinned with Herzliya, Israel.
1992 - May: Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses meets in Funchal.
1993 - City twinned with Oakland, California, United States.
1994
Miguel Albuquerque becomes mayor.
City twinned with Marrickville, Australia.
1996 - City twinned with Fremantle, Australia, and Leichlingen, Germany.
1998 - Estadio Eng. Rui Alves (stadium) opens.
2000
Cm-funchal.pt website online (approximate date).
Funchal Cable Car begins operating.




21st century


2001
Population: 103,961.
MadeiraShopping in business.
2003 - City twinned with Praia, Cape Verde.
2005 - Festival Internacional de Cinema do Funchal begins.
2008 - City twinned with Ílhavo, Portugal, and Saint Helier, United Kingdom.
2009 - City twinned with Gibraltar, United Kingdom.
2010 - 20 February: 2010 Madeira floods and mudslides.
2013 - Paulo Cafôfo becomes mayor.
2014 - Iº Sarau Anual de Poesia Madeirense
2016
August: Wildfire.
City twinned with Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal.
2017 - Funchal local election, 2017 held.




See also


Funchal history
List of mayors of Funchal
List of governors of Funchal District (in Portuguese)
List of bishops of Funchal
History of Madeira
Timelines of other cities/municipalities in Portugal: Braga, Coimbra, Lisbon, Porto, Setúbal




References



This article incorporates information from the Portuguese Wikipedia.




Bibliography






External links



"(Funchal)" – via Europeana. (Images, etc.)
"(Funchal)" – via Digital Public Library of America. (Images, etc.)

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